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- Slack IPO Slack IPO is coming via direct listing. Is there any lock up period? Can employees directly dump all thieir stocks on IPO day?
- Slack IPO Hey guys Wanted to know if there is a way to buy Slack shares before IPO? Also, is it worth investing in Slack now or should I wait for the IPO?
- When will Slack IPO? Trying to gauge my offer.
- vote Will Slack IPO in the next year or two? And why do you think so
- Does it make sense right now to join companies that are so close to IPO? (Lyft, Uber, Pinterest, Slack) I don’t know too much about pre-IPO stock value for these companies but seems like you’d be joining when values are at peak value and hype, no?
- vote Uber vs Lyft vs Slack vs Pinterest, which company is more sh*t show at this point after IPO this year? Tc:300k
- Effect of Uber, Lyft, Slack IPOs in 2019 Real Estate Does anyone have any information or studies on how large IPOs like these affect the real estate market in the bay area? Does it simply lower supply of high end homes while increasing supply of starter homes? Will the impact be significant enough to be noticeable?
- vote PLUS IPO P - Pinterest L - Lyft U - Uber S - Slack Which one you think will do well post ipo ?
- Robinhood and Slack investments Considering buying both Robinhood (@ $18.94) and Slack (@ $29.51) pre-IPO stock. Any feedback on the stock prices? Good value? Too expensive? Too late to purchase these stocks? TIA
- vote 2019 IPOers, how much you own IRS? #ipo #slack #pinterest #uber #lyft #zoom
- vote Who is IP'ng next year? (2019) Let's hear it! Lyft, Pinterest, Airbnb, Slack? #ipo (2019)
- Making a career move or job change... need advise Considering both established pre-ipo and good ipo companies... which company would you advise to try ? Few: Netflix/Square/Nutanix ? Uber/Lyft/Airbnb/Slack/Stripe ?
- Slack’s Direct Listing On 6/20 What do you think about Slack opting for a direct listing as opposed to a traditional IPO? Pros and cons? Good luck to everyone at Slack!
- Besr Pre-IPO Stock If I want to invest 10K in Pre-IPO Stock, then please suggest. Palantir/Betterment/Hyperloop/Slack/Blue jeans or any other
- Best mid-stage startups to join in 2019/2020? Considering Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, Slack, Zoom, Stripe, etc. aren’t startups anymore and most of them have either IPOed already or at least reached their peak valuation before IPO, any suggestions on next big thing? Companiea which still technically qualify as mid-staged companies and there’s still roo
- Normal people like me can’t buy a house in Bay Area anymore With Lyft IPO few thousand millionaires going to storm the housing market . The Bay Area home prices will go up and up .. Next Uber, Slack, Pinterest, Postmates etc
- Hold or Sell SLACK stocks Put 10K in Slacks stocks ( $39/stock) last year June when it went IPO and still at loss..Slack has totally disappointed me.. every damn Tech company soared in pandemic except Slack.. Shall i hold or sell?
- How is slack? Does slack have a good work culture. Also how is their compensation compared to FAANG or other big pre-ipo companies?
- 2019 - a mega IPO year? So Uber and Lyft are officially going IPO in 2019. Papers filed with SEC. Slack hired GS to get ready for IPO in second half of 2019. Not sure about AirBnB but peer pressure could make them IPO as well. Historically, whenever a windfall comes to employees - they buy....real estate. So are fears of
- Comparing pre-ipo to public company stock? What's the best way to think of a pre-ipo to a public company RSU offer? Say G is offering 750k of RSU, what is a good equivalent for A list pre-ipo companies (Airbnb, uber, Pinterest, Slack)? How should one think of it? What multiple should be considered?
- Who do you think will IPO in 2020? 2019 is already a big for IPOs, with the PAULS (Pinterest, Airbnb, Uber, Lyft, Slack) all going public. With that aside, which companies do you guys think are most likely to IPO in 2020? My money's on Stripe, maybe DoorDash
- Attrition at Slack I’ve been looking at Slack lately and it looks like a lot of the senior execs have jumped ship recently (most notably Underwood in Jan before IPO). Seems strange given timing. What gives?
- Facebook vs Uber vs Slack Hi All, Can you suggest, for the Senior Software Engineer role, which of Facebook/Uber/Slack is a better choice? Comp wise, not a huge difference, though Slack is a bit generous in equity(which is not IPO like Uber). Also if you can share some insights for the following points for comparison
- Slack's other co-founders? So, Eric Costello and Serguei Mourachov developed Slack with Stewart Butterfield and Cal Henderson. Both are still at the company but they're not really mentioned in any of the IPO docs. Did they already sell all their shares? What's the deal?
- Leaving Tiktok, frontend remote referrals appreciated! Looking for some friendly blinders to give me a referral. 🙏 Hoping to land at a near-IPO / post-IPO tech companies with fully remote frontend roles (nonremote=dealbreaker). Good WLB is a plus. DM for resume. (also, if you're interested in working at tiktok and want a referral there, dm me! my team
- Pre IPO Company to Join What are the “specs” for a pre-ipo company one should join? Headcount size, location, strike price, industry sector, years in existence, customers, founders, VCs, etc. What should we look at to make a good choice? #apple #google #amazon #snowflake #slack
- Joining around IPO Time? Hi, Wondering if anyone could share their experiences joining a company weeks before or after IPO or direct listing or spac merger? I’m curious as to the different scenarios that could happen to your equity... E.g Airbnb doubled its first day, was grant price locked in for RSUs if you hadn’t been
- vote Is Direct Listing a new norm? Slack is planning direct listing. After Spotify and Slack, do you think this could be the new norm in the tech industry? This would definitely make tons of ppl here REAL millionaires. I personally think only very profitable companies can afford the risk of direct listing. But it seems easier than I
- Is it a good time to join Uber/Airbnb/Slack/Stripe/Lyft I am a senior at LinkedIn data infra. US citizen and have no visa issues. Enjoying my time at LinkedIn doing good backend distributed systems work. Have done a lot of leetcoding and very strong in coding and systems interviews. Does it make sense to give it a shot to the pre ipo companies which are
- What's the cost basis for selling direct listing RSUs? If you had RSUs before the Slack direct listing, what cost basis do you use for capital gains / losses when you sell your shares? For traditional IPOs you use the IPO price (eg. $72 for Lyft), but I'm wondering what value you use for a direct listing. I know there was a "reference price" ($26 for S
- How is slack to work at as a SWE? Hi all! Im wondering how the culture is at slack at the moment. I’m complentating a career change and am approaching the end of the process with slack. It looks like the company has grown a lot pretty quickly, and the stock is starting to settle after the IPO. How are things there (compensation, wo
- Help with the Pre-IPO riddle? This is a truly hypothetical situation to understand how one should approach some Pre-IPO companies. Let's say I'm joining a Pre-IPO company (let's say Slack for example) before it goes public. Let's say the current stock price in the private market is: $100. Let's say I'm offered 4000 RSUs, vestin
- PM referral needed Looking to switch to SaaS based PM roles. in companies like Twilio, Asana, Slack, Square, Hubspot, Shopify, Stripe, and smaller pre-ipo companies. Currently B2B L6 Product Manager at Amazon. Would greatly appreciate any referrals. TC: 225k YOE: 1 at Amazon, 8 total Background: Technical, Past expe
- H1B - product companies (Like FAANG) vs consulting i have been in consulting for over 15 yrs and progressively H1B process is becoming difficult from all the documentation needed file H1 to the number of RFE’s etc. wondering if the situation is same or worse in post ipo silicon valley tech companies like linkedin, splunk, amazon, yelp, wayfair, sla
- link How Upcoming Tech IPOs Could Affect The Bay Area Housing Market https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryannazevedo/2019/03/06/tech-ipo-ripple-effect-projected-for-bay-area-housing-market/amp/?ch=99&share=b94e9a72 Last week, San Francisco-based ride-hailing startup Lyft finally filed to go public – the first of what is expected to be a number of area startups (such as
- link What types of non-FAANG companies pay as well as FAANG? Seems like there's a few different categories _post-IPO former unicorns_ Dropbox Box Uber Lyft LinkedIn (pays better than Microsoft) Square Stripe Snap Slack? Twitter Pinterest _imminent/new IPO_ Doordash Airbnb Roblox Robinhood Instacart Databricks _high-growth eventual IPO_ TikTok _old compani
- Looking for Referrals Hello everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any MAANGMULA+ all well funded start ups. Basically any pre-IPO and large public tech companies! Also companies which can sponsor my visa as well! LC 200+ YOE: 10 TC- 65 LPA Please drop a comment so I can DM you my info. Thanks! #swe #engineering #so
- link Here’s how many Bay Area homes Lyft employees can buy with IPO cash https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/29/heres-how-many-bay-area-homes-lyft-employees-can-buy-with-ipo-cash/ Every single home in San Francisco listed for sale on Thursday, nearly a third of all affordable homes in the Bay Area, or about half of the least expensive houses in San Francisco and the Eas
- Which unicorns are worth joining for massive upside now? With Pinterest having filed for an IPO alongside Lyft, Uber, and Slack, it's a little too late to "get in on the ground floor". With that in mind, what up-and-coming startups are worth joining now that might net a large cash-out after a few years of earning shares? Off the top of my head, Airbnb
- Referrals for DE Roles #referral Hi All! Thank you so much in advance!! I’m hoping to see if I could get some referrals for any of the FAANGMULA or similar, currently in the interview process for Meta, and any companies that are pre-IPO companies. 3 years in total DE, DS, DA, and BIE work but absolutely love DE work! I
- vote How would you compare these companies for SDE role I am currently interviewing with these companies and I am trying to get more info on how these companies compare against each other. Mainly interested in wlb, culture, future of the company, career growth, no pip culture etc. All these companies offer fully remote roles. [Update]: As the poll can
- Love Slack's leaders This is not a comment Slack's product or even valuation. I don't use Slack, so I'm not qualified to comment on the product. And I think the company is overvalued, at least a little bit. But I want to express my respect for the founder. For all his quirkiness, Stewart Butterfield has done right by t
- Referrals Hello everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any MAANGMULA+ companies. Basically any pre-IPO and large public tech companies that can pay $300K+ Open to most MLE and backend SWE positions. Not really open to DS/Research positions. LC 200+ YOE: 5 years(~2-3 yrs as MLE/SWE, and 2 years as DS) TC: $2
- Referral LC:350 Hello everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any MAANGMULA+ companies. Basically any pre-IPO and large public tech companies that can pay $100K+ Open to most entry level SWE positions or SWE 1. Open to relocation also. LC 300+ YOE: 1 years TC: $90K Looking for: $100K+ TC. Currently started a proc
- New Grad Referrals, Bay Area Looking to join a reputable company in the Bay Area. Graduating from UC Berkeley in May with a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Bit behind on the job hunt due to unforeseen circumstances that arose in my personal life this recent Fall. All referrals are welcome! LC: 250+ GPA: 3.6
- link Startup options This is a very good read. I know about startup options seen and liquidation preference. I remember few yrs ago Uber recruiters used to shamelessly say it on your face that you will have to come at a slightly lower base. Our options are worth a lot. I never took their offer. Maybe options would have
- Plaid Sucks so much So many times I have valid balances on my accounts, and plaid rejects it for insufficient or some other bullshit reason. ONLY for specific apps like Coinbase, while more proper brokers like Schwab always clear. Couldn't buy crypto dip today, sucks! Maybe it's my bank, BoA? Can plaid engineers plea
- Staff Engineer at LinkedIn looking for options I am a Staff Engineer in the data infrastructure group working on core distributed systems. TC: 450k Yoe 11, years at LinkedIn: 4.5 I had a great time at LinkedIn, did good backend work and I am looking for a change now. I want to work on interesting problems (open to app backend and data infra) in
- Chamath Palihapitiya - How did he become so influential ? I would love to get Blind's views on Chamath Palihapitiya. To me ( purely my opinion, I may be dumb or completely wrong ) he seems to be an arrogant greedy mean guy, who just got rich. IMO, He hates most people in the world and is super self obssessed. He also kind of hates pedigree education, pro
- IPO Millionaire? Who here from slack, Uber, lyft, Pinterest, Airbnb etc is expecting to become millionaires from this year’s IPOs?